Hair-frame.



E. BANKOW.

HAIR FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.22. 1916.

1,201,794. Patnted Oct. 17,1916.

lNVE/VTOH ATTORNEY UNITED srnrrns rn ENT Orr-ion.

EMMA BANKOW, on nEw'YoRK, n. Y.

HAIRERAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct, 1'7, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMMA BANKOW, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair- Frames,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in natural hair, both as toluster and color,

with the resultant unattractive effect.

The present invention therefore is intended to obviatethesedifliculties, and at the Y same time provide a substitute which maybe effectively concealed, light in weight, cool and sanitary andinexpensive and simple to manufacture.

A further object is to provide such a de vice which may be used withfacility and may be adjusted for the accommodation of difierentthicknesses of hair, in a manner as not to break or pinch the hair.

WVith these and. other objects in'view, my

invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and will be hereinaftermore fully described with reference thereto, and finally pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 shows my invention placed upon aladys head before the hair is arranged to conceal the same, Fig. 2 is atop view of the same, Fig. 3 is a side view thereof, and Fig. 4 is anend view.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3thereof, my invention comprises a frame formed of wire of suitable sizeand resiliency, and covered with cotton, silk or other such thread togive the same a color closely assimulating that of the hair. A singlelength of wire is first These switches as is well known are bent intothe form of an oval 10, the end portions 11 and 12 overlapping at 13 andbeing twisted about each other in a single relatively long twist, arefirst turned about the oval portion at 14 and 15 and are then carrieddiagonallyas at 14 and 15 and then parallel from the points 11, 12 in anarch over the length of the oval, the ends being secured by twisting thesame about the end of the oval as at 16, these twists 16 filling thespacebetween the said ends, and preventing relative movement thereof.

A transverse and rearwardly extending reinforcingshaping and supportingmember 17 issecured at each side of the oval by twisting at 18 and 19,and'is connected intermediately to the portions 11 and 12 by twistingthereabout at the points 11 and 12, the said portions diverging in onedireo tion from the transverse member and bein parallel in the otherdirection, the parallel portions. being relatively longer than thediagonally extending portions. The side connecting portions of themember 17 have a curved shape of less degress than the arch of the endsand 12. A locking member 20'is secured to theparallelportions. Thislook-'- ing member is preferably formed as shown, of a piece of wiredoubled upon itself, hingedly and slidably secured at one side andhooked over the other side by means of a hooked end 21. This lockingmember it will be noted, may be unhooked as shown in dotted lines inFig. 4, or it may he slid to any position desired along the parallelportions.

Thereis a slightly resilient'connection between the locking member andthe parallel portions so that it remains fixed in any position ofadjustment.

As thus constructed the hair-frame comprises in its principal featuresthe border 10, which is preferably in oval form, outwardly curvedlongitudinal bars 11 and 12 with diverging extensions 14 and 15 disposedapart from each other and connecting opposite ends of said frame and thecrossbrace 17 connected to said border at the upper part of said frameand to said bars at the lower part thereof. The hair frame may also bedefined as composed of two semisections disposed apart from each otherand both composed of a single piece of wire, one section consistingof acurved wire 10 at one side of the frame together with the outwardly bentwire 12 and the other section consisting of the corresponding curvedward loop adapted to engage the hair at a point below the center of theframe, thereby permitting" the natural hair which passes through theslot between the bars 11' and 12 to fall gracefully from theframe.

- In operationthe frame is placed upon the ladys head in the desiredposition as indicated in Fig. 1, the locking member'being eitherunhooked or slid to the end of the parallel portions 11 and 12,whereupon the hair is brought between the said parallel portions.

The locln'ng member is then hooked and slid into contact with the hair,thereby securely supporting the frame in position. The hair is thensuitably arranged over the frame, in

the well-known manner. The contraction of the hair inclosing space issuch, it will be noted, as to firmly grasp the hair by a pressingaction, but in such manner as tohave no pinching or breaking efl'ectthereon.

. I have illustrated a preferred and satisfactory form of my invention,but it is obvious that changes may be made therein within the spirit andscope thereof as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A hair-frame comprising a border, outwardly curved longitudinal barsdisposed apart from each other and connecting opposite ends of saidframe, and a cross-brace connected to said border at the upper part ofsaid frame and to said bars at the lower part thereof.

2." A hair-frame comprising a border, out- Copies of this patent may beobtained for site ends of said frame, a cross brace connected to saidborder at the upper part of said frame and to said bars at the lowerpart thereof, and a connecting member between said bars.

3. A hair-frame comprising a border, outwardly curved longitudinal barsdisposed apart from each other and connecting opposite ends of saidframe, a cross-brace connected to said border at the upper'part of saidframe and to said bars at the lower part ighereof, and a slidable claspconnecting said ars.

4;. A hair-frame comprising a border, outwardly curved longitudinal barsdisposed apart from each other and connecting opposite ends of saidframe, and a cross-brace connected to said border at the upper part ofsaid frame and to said bars at the lower part thereof, said barsdiverging from the point 7 of connection of said transverse brace to thelower end of the frame.

5. A hair-frame consisting of two sections disposed apart from eachother and composed of a single piece of wire, said sections beingconnected at one end of said frame by a transverse twist of the borderwires of said sections and by two longitudinal outwardly bowed barsintegral with said twist and provided at the other end of said framewith individual twists forming a transverse connection between saidsections at said end, and a transverse brace connected with saidsections at the upper part of said frame and EMMA BANKOW.

Witnesses:

D. LEWIS MATTERN, F. Hose.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

